Keyword: "Suvarnabhumi Airport"

Airports of Thailand (AOT) expects Suvarnabhumi Airport to handle over 200,000 passengers on the first day of the New Year.

Suvarnabhumi airport's Midfield Satellite Terminal 1 (SAT-1) has been named one of the world's most beautiful airports for 2024 by Prix Versailles, said Thai Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit.

Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT) has said it remains optimistic that Suvarnabhumi Airport will be ranked among the top 50 airports globally by next year.

Thailand held celebrations to welcome foreign visitors at seven airports and two immigration checkpoints on December 10 as it recorded 10 million foreign tourist arrivals for 2022.

The Government Public Relations Department, under the Prime Minister’s Office, is playing host to ‘APEC THAILAND 2022 Exhibition’ at Suvarnabhumi Airport, to show the readiness of Thailand as the host of APEC 2022 and widen the awareness of APEC 2022 task plan.

Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi airport has seen a sharp rise in the number of international arrivals since the requirement for pre-flight COVID-19 tests was lifted.

A huge explosion took place at a chemical factory in Samut Prakan in the outskirt of Bangkok on early July 5, injuring at least 21 people.

Thai authority is using the rare hiatus of the aviation industry caused by the COVID-19 crisis to develop airport facilities in preparation for the post-pandemic world.

Thailand on March 11 cancelled the grant of visa on arrival for 18 countries and visa exemption for three others in an attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19 outbreak.

About 80 Thai returnees from the Republic of Korea who slipped through screening at Suvarnabhumi Airport on March 7 are being told to report to health authorities in three days or face legal action under the Communicable Disease Control Act.

Thai police announced on February 4 that two Taiwanese men have been caught when trying to smuggle 15kg of heroin in packets of instant noodles from a Bangkok airport.

Thailand will build a high-speed rail linking the country’s three airports, the spine of an infrastructure scheme set to transform the southern coast into a tech hub.

Thai Airways is considering to cancel six air routes to four Southeast Asian nations, including Vietnam.

Thailand Post allocated 50 million THB (1.57 million USD) to enhance its air mail delivery system and launch a regulated postal authority that screens for unsafe and prohibited items at Suvarnabhumi airport.

Bangkok Airways’ first flight from Thailand’s Bangkok capital city landed in Cam Ranh International Airport in Vietnam’s central province of Khanh Hoa on January 25 afternoon. ​

Thailand has now received its 10 millionth Chinese tourist for 2018, a milestone for the country’s tourism industry, reported Xinhua news agency.

Budget airline Vietjet Air announced on October 5 that it will launch the first daily flight connecting Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang with Thailand’s Bangkok capital from October 15.

A Thai woman suspected of facilitating the 2015 Erawan Shrine bombing in Bangkok, Thailand, was arrested upon her arrival from Turkey at Suvarnabhumi Airport on November 22.

Don Muang and Suvarnabhumi airports of Thailand have been named in the top ten Asia Pacific airports providing on-time service.